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Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui searches for his father in this personal creation, a collaboration between Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and Eastman. At De Munt, Brussels, from 13 to 15 May 2027.
What to expect
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui was a teenager when his father died, and thirty years later he searched in vain for his grave on a crowded cemetery in Tangier.
This personal creation is a collaboration between Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and Eastman, and it remembers Ihsane, a young gay man of Moroccan origin who was beaten to death outside a nightclub in Liège in 2012.
- Ihsane means goodness, kindness and beneficence
- A search for inner peace
- An attempt to rise above conflict and oblivion
Dates
Questions
When does Ihsane start and end?
Ihsane is on Thursday, 13 May 2027, 20:00.
Where is Ihsane?
Ihsane takes place at De Munt, Muntplein 6, Brussel.
What is Ihsane about?
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui searches for his father, who died when he was a teenager and whose grave he could not find in Tangier.
The piece also remembers Ihsane, a young gay man of Moroccan origin killed outside a nightclub in Liège in 2012.
The choreographer describes it as a search for inner peace.
What does the name Ihsane mean?
In Arabic, Ihsane stands for an ideal of goodness, kindness and beneficence.
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Getting there
De Munt, Muntplein 6, 1000 Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE
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